If life expectancy were a marathon, you
could say that the United States is fading from the pack. Although everyone is
living longer, the inhabitants of other industrialized nations have made more
dramatic strides in life expectancy than Americans have. Australian men gained
an extra six years between 1980 and 2001; Japanese women, 6.1% years. The
result: Americans, once on a par with countries such as Italy and New Zealand—in
the middle of the pack—now rank below Spain and Greece, near the end. On the face of it, this should not be happening. Healthier nations are usually wealthier nations. The United States is the third richest of the 30 developed nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), after Luxembourg and Norway. But it now ranks 22nd in life expectancy—down from 12th f A. The United States. B. Spain. C. Greece. D. New Zealand. 我来回答: 提交
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